Cresskill High School suspends 45 students after N.J. school funding protest

Tariq Zehawi/The Record Students from Fort Lee High School protest the budget cuts Tuesday.CRESSKILL — Forty five high school students here have been suspended following the student protests statewide against Gov. Chris Christie's budget cuts, a report on MyFoxNY.com said.

(The website updated an earlier report that the Cresskill High School students had been arrested. Cresskill police confirmed that they made no arrests Tuesday in connection with protesting students.)

Also, Newark police arrested three people during a protest in the city, according to the report. Two were charged with assault and robbery, and one was arrested for theft, the report said.

Thousands of high school students staged mass walkouts from their classrooms Tuesday to protest the proposed cuts.

Thousands of Newark students walk out of class in protest of Chris Christie education cuts

Thousands of Newark students walk out of class in protest of Chris Christie's education cutsThousands of students across New Jersey, including those in Newark school districts walked out of class on Tuesday to protest wide scale education cuts proposed by Gov. Chris Christie. In Newark, the protest began at Military Park across from the city administration building, before thousands of students filled the steps at city hall. (Video by Michael Monday/The Star-Ledger)

Newark students walk out of school, take City Hall

Newark students walk out of school, take City HallNewark high school students from all over the city walk out of class and converge on City Hall, chanting "We want Booker" and "Save our schools" in protest of NJ Gov. Chris Christie's proposed budget cuts for public schools.